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Christingle and Hot Chocolate 2024
Little Angels Toddler Group held it’s now regular Christingle Service on Friday 20th December. Children of all ages together with parents, grandparents and many from the community gathered as the schools broke up for the Christmas holidays. They were welcomed with hot drinks and homemade cookies before gathering in the Church for the Christingle Service led by Naomi. Hymns were sung enthusiastically and Naomi told the Nativity story and the meaning behind the Christingle. Fun was then had...
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Christmas 2024
Happy New Year, everyone!What a busy Christmas we’ve had at Radcliffe Methodist Church, with carol and Christingle services, a scratch nativity, a time of reflective worship and, of course, our Christmas morning celebration. To top off our Christmas worship we had the Chair of District, Rev’d Andy Fyall lead our united service on the Sunday after Christmas, where we welcomed friends from around the circuit and our ecumenical partner St Mary’s. Organising the Scratch Nativity wa...
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Christmas Advent Fair & Community Cafe
Please join us for the Annual Christmas Advent Fair. This year there will be a Christmas stall, cake stall, Val's card stall, plant stall, raffle, tombola, bran tub, second hand toy stall and a visit to Father Christmas on the train. All this will be running alongside the Community Café. All are welcome. ...
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Church Anniversary 2024
On Sunday 13th October, we had a Chapel Anniversary service conducted by Naomi. Part of the service included a period where anybody that wanted to, could talk about how the Chapel had been part of their lives. This included reminiscences about marriages, anniversary parties, meeting new friends, many different church groups, carnival fun and much more. This was extremely enjoyable and poignant, hearing all the touching memories of peoples’ experiences of the church.After the service w...
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Harvest Festival Lunch- 15th September 2024
On Sunday 15th September, a Harvest Festival meal was provided for 40 people after the morning service with Naomi. A ploughman’s lunch was made by the volunteers (with 3 cheeses!) and Vienetta and fruit for dessert washed down with tea and coffee. There was fun and chatter had by all and the plates came back clean which is a good sign!Thank you to everybody who came, the volunteers who helped prepare and serve the meals and a special thanks to Hilary Greenhalgh for organising this gra...
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Fun Days for the Young at Heart
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 12th, 13th and 14th August from 10.30am to 3.30pm; Fun Days for the Young at Heart. Three days of fun and friendship in the church, with puzzles, an interactive quiz, music and singing, crafts and much more, Lunch and refreshments will be provided, and transport can be arranged. FREE tickets available now, to determine catering numbers. Bring your friends, all are welcome.Further information and TICKETS from Jean Smith 0115 933 4407 or w...
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Art Show and Coffee Mornings
The Methodist Community Art Group together with the Grange Art Group are putting on an Exhibition of their artwork together with Coffee Mornings on Saturday 22nd June 10am- 4pm and Sunday 23rd June from 10am- 2pm in the School Hall. Their artwork is for your enjoyment or sale whilst coffee/tea and homemade cakes will be served throughout. We will be supporting the Methodist Worldwide Charity "All We Can". Please do come along and support us. There will be a warm wel...
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Flower Festival- 130th Church Anniversary
The Radcliffe on Trent Grange Art Group were pleased to respond to the suggestion that a small art exhibition might form a suitable backdrop in the School Hall where coffee and cake were on offer during the weekend’s Flower Festival.Thirty-two paintings were produced and hung for sale by the art group with the intention of donating a contribution from the sales to help fund the Festival. In all eight paintings were sold raising a total of £190.Many members of the art group and their...
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Fun Days for the Young at Heart
Hi all. Well, what a wonderful 3 days we had at the fun days, much laughter, singing and joy. It started on Monday with tea and biscuits, as did every fun day morning, then on to the nitty gritty. Board games. Who knew that our fun dayers were so competitive? There were cheers of YEAH. Groans of OH NO, which I am sure could have been heard in the village. At 12.30 a light lunch of egg, ham and cheese sandwiches were served, along with salad and crisps, which was very well received. The afternoon...
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Fun Days for the Young at Heart
I am co-ordinating 3 days of Fun and Friendship from 7th to 9th August from 10.30am to 3.30pm in the church. This will include morning sessions of board games, Treasure Chest and 'Wish you were here', and afternoon sessions of sing-along, craft and musical entertainment.Lunch and refreshments will be provided.For this to be a success I need Help – people to coordinate/lead activities, people to provide and serve lunches and refreshments, people to do the heavy work of moving chairs...
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